Moimenta da Beira is a town of 10,200 people (2010) in Beira Alta region of Portugal.

Understand

Moimenta da Beira (mawy-MEHN-tuh duh BAY-ruh, /mɔj.ˈmẽ.tɐ dɐ ˈbɐj.ɾɐ/) is famous for the production of wine, apple, mainly of the "bravo de esmolfe" species, and also for having been the municipality where Aquilino Ribeiro lived in various stages of his life, more precisely in the small village of Soutosa.

Visitor information

• 1 Loja Interativa de Turismo, Terreiro das Freiras, ☏ +351 254 520 103, posto-turismo@cm-moimenta.pt. M–F 09:30–17:30, closed Sa Su. (updated Jun 2021)

Get in

Bus service is available from Rede Expressos.

The nearest motorway is A24 (Autoestrada do Interior Norte), which connects to town via the EN226 road.

See

Pelourinho de Rua

• 1 Pelourinho de Castelo (Castle Pillory). Believed to date from 1669. (updated Jan 2021)
• 2 Pelourinho do Passô (Pillory of Passô). From the 15th century. (updated Jan 2021)
• 3 Pelourinho de Rua (Street Pillory). (updated Jan 2021)

Solar do Sarzedo

• 4 Solar do Sarzedo (Solar de São Domingos do Sarzedo). A house built in 1523, and remodelled in 1724. (updated Jan 2021)
• 5 Aquilino Ribeiro Foundation - Museum and Library House, at Rua Juiz Conselheiro Aníbal Aquilino Ribeiro, in Soutosa. (updated Jan 2021)

Eat

• 1 Pico do Meio-Dia, Avenida 25 de Abril 95, ☏ +351 254 582 381. M–Sa 08:00–02:00, closed Su. Budget. (updated Aug 2021)

Sleep

• 1 Solar dos Correia Alves, Terreiro das Freiras 27, ☏ +351 254 588 127. Portuguese category: Turismo de Habitação. (updated Oct 2019)
• 2 Hotel Verdeal, Quinta do Verdeal, ☏ +351 254 584 061, hotelverdeal@gmail.com. 3-star hotel. (updated Oct 2019)

Go next

• Pinhão (Alijó)
• Peso da Régua